Garbage-can.



l. LOSONCY.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22- 1917.

Patented Jan. 1,1918.

attozmg UNITED STATES PATENT FICE.

' zrozsnr LOSONCY, or READING, PENNSYLVANiA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'roLOUIS names, or READING, rENNsYLvANm.

GARBAGE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

To (rZi whom it ma concern:

. Be it known t at I, JozsEr LOSONCY, a

subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Reading, in the county ofBerks and State of'Pennsylvania have invented certain ,new

and useful Improvements in Garbage-Cans,

readily opened by the foot of the operator whenever desiredfor use andmaintained open until released.

' A further object of the device-is to providea receptacle for garbagethat is easy to manufacture and possesses great strength,

the same being sanita in its arrangement and readily operable withoutemploying the hands for opening and closing the device. In the drawingforming a part of this application and in which like designatingcharacters refer to corresponding parts the spring 21 to close the lid12, WhlCh ac throughout the several views Figure, 1 is a side elevationof the device closed, the same being illustrated by dotted lines in itsopen position.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse sectional view of the same taken uponline IIIIII of Fig. 1, and,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the spring hinge portionof the device.

.The present arrangement may provide a receptacle of any desireddimensions and cross-sectional formation, the same being hereinillustrated as a can 10 mounted upon a plurality of supporting legs 11,a circular;

disk or cover 12 being hinged thereon.

A bracket 13 projects upwardly from the can 10 and is arranged with avertical slot 14 longitudinally therein through which a rear extension15 of a cleat 16-secured diametrically upon the to of the lid 12 ispivoted by means of a lntle 17 v A forwardly projectlng flange 18 at thetop of the bracket 13 has a depending lug 19 upon its forward obliqueside 20 for mounting the upper end of a helical spring 21, the lower endof which is seated over a similar lug 22 upon the aforementioned cleat16. It will be understood that the spring 21 normally maintains the lid12 in its-closed position upon the can 10.

\ A foot lever '23 is pivoted as at 24 to a post 25 swivellyarrangedwithin a central post 26 while the lever 23 extends outwardly betweentwo oppositely projecting angular racks 27. A rod or link 28 connectsthe lever 23 as at 29 with the loop 30 at the outer free end of thecleat extension 15 while an enlarged foot engaging tread plate 31 isprovided at the outer free end of the lever 23,.the upper face of thesaid preferably roughened.

It will be understood that by placing the foot upon the plate 31 and.depressing the lever 23, that the rod 12 will be elevated upon itspintle 17 a inst the action of'the spring 21 while a shghtly'lateralmovement. imparted to the said lever will position the same beneath thehorizontal portion 32 ofone of the racks 27, thereby maintainin the lidopen. When desired to have the 11d 12 assume its closed positlon, theplate 31 is plate being given a lateral impulse releasing the same fromthe retaining rack 27 and permitting tion is assisted by the weight ofthe said lid. The entire device is preferably. formed ofmetal,preventing the same from burning I while thelid 12 may be maintainedsubstanthe bottom of the can, and an operating foot lever for the lidpivoted to the said post.

2. A garbage receptacle comprising a can, a hinged closure for the saidcan, an operating lever for the lid centrally swlveled beneath the saidcan, and angular retaining brackets oppositely arranged with respect tothe lever having horizontal portlons positioned adjacent thereto.

3. A arbage device comprising a can, a closure inged thereto, a postswiveled to the bottom of the can, an operating foot lever for the lidpivoted to the sa1 post, and angular retaining brackets opposltelyarranged with respect to the lever having horizontal portions adjacentthereto.

4. A device of the 9laS described compriss a can, elevating legs for thecan, a bracket carriedaby the can having an overlying top flange, aclosure lid for the said can, a cleat secured to the said lid having anextension pivoted to the said bracket, and a closure spring tensionedbetween the said cleat and flange.

5. A device of the class described comprising a can elevating legs forthe can, a bracket carried by the can having-an overlying top flange, aclosure lid for the said can a cleat secured to the\ said lid having anextension pivoted to the said bracket a closure spring tensioned betweenthe said cleat and flange, a centrally depending boss carried by thecan, a post swivelly mounted in the said boss, a lever pivoted to thesaid boss radially extending outwardly of the can having a tread'plateat its free end, and a pivoting link between the said lever and EX,tension I A device of the class described comprising a can, elevatinglegs for the can, a

nearest in the said boss, a lever pivoted to the said boss radiallyextending outwardly of the can having a tread plate at its free end, apivot ing link between the said lever and eXtenslon, angular retainingracks arranged in spaced relations at the opposite sides oi the leverhaving horizontal receiving portions adapted for detachably receivingsaid lever therebeneath when in its depressed laterally displacedposition with the lid in its open arrangement.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

JOZSEF LUSON CY. i liVitnesses:

Mrs. LonisBnnrics, CnAnLns F. Snnnnnn.

